I am looking forward to sharing some of my experiences with you in this class. First I am a yoga enthusiast. I do not get to practice as much as I would like. My 2 sons, ages 7 and 13, keep me occupied as well as school. I am studying Health & Wellness to supplement my yoga certification courses. I felt it was important to not just understand the principles of yoga but to understand health & wellness as a whole. I have already learned so much about other aspects of maintaining a well balanced lifestyle since enrolling at Kaplan.
I have used yoga to heal my mind, body and soul. I will not try to convince you that yoga is the best choice for you but I will try to open your eyes and mind to my method of healing and maintaining wellness and a balanced life. It is not the easiest thing in the world but I have learned if it comes easy it's not worth much.
I love music and I listen to it often to reflect and look ahead. It makes me happy and sometimes motivates me to begin my stretches and poses.
Again, I welcome you to my blog and hope you can learn from me as much as I hope to learn from you.
Blessings & namaste
Hi Jen,
ReplyDeleteI look forward to getting to know you through your blog and in class. I have tried yoga, and do enjoy it in the privacy of my own home...mostly because I feel that I am not very good at it. My husband LOVES hot yogaand takes a few classes at our gym. I tried hot yoga once, and left after 10 minutes....couldn't stand the heat or feeling "dumb".
I do enjoy exercise and I swim, bike and run, and do strength training, mostly.
I really feel that the whole body needs to be involved in staying healthy, too.
Good luck and see you on the DBs, seminar and in your blog :)
Hi Jen,
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy Yoga is such a part of your life (even if not as much as you want it to be). I've tried yoga before, and I really had a hard time going with the flow, which tells me I have a big problem relaxing. However, I've grown lots since that incident, and I've learned to count it as a blessing. It's not quite as big in my life, but it's my go-to for regaining some of my lost flexibility. As I age, I notice more muscle tightness ans yoga is a great tool to have a use. My goal is to make it a nightly routine, since I have a hard time falling asleep.
Good luck!
It was nice to more about you, please if you have a minute please tell me if there is any kind of Yoga dvd you would recommend. I feel really stupid going into those classes but need to reduse my stress somehow.
ReplyDeleteRob
A friend of mine has a yoga podcast on itunes. It's free and he has different classes for different focuses. It's called Yogamazing. There are a lot of yoga dvd's out there. If you want to go that route I like anything Shiva Rea or Rodney Yi does, hoever the podcast is FREE! Good luck and Namaste!
DeleteI'm excited to have you in class and learn more about Yoga and its benefits! I've taken a few classes and they were all so different, but have yet to make a habit of it. Be well!
ReplyDeleteJanessa
Hi Jen,
ReplyDeleteI am really excited to have a yoga enthusiast in class! I love yoga. I don't practice it often enough my type of exercise tends to be the faster pace higher intensity stuff just so I don't get bored, but really do enjoy yoga. I always feel refreshed after a class, and with my stress level lately it would probably be a good idea for me to go to a class ASAP! I like how you say if its easy its normally not worth having because nothing is easy for me lately so hopefully something GREAT is in store :)
Hello Jen! I've heard a lot of good things about yoga classes, but I have never actually took one or did yoga exercises. It sound interesting as well as fun and relaxing. I'm really looking forward to getting to know you and good luck this term. :)
ReplyDeleteHey Jen,
ReplyDeletewhat would you suggest to get started in yoga?
Rob